Synopsis
A gripping historical mystery set in Georgian London, where a woman's quest for justice leads her into a web of secrets, lies, and deadly deception.
London, 1782. Caroline 'Caro' Corsham, anxious for her politician husband's return from France, finds her life upended when she discovers a well-dressed woman mortally wounded in Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. The Bow Street constables are quick to...
Details
03 March 2022592 pages
9781509880843Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Come for the clever mystery, stay reading late into the night for the vivid, tender portrayal of a world where women are bought, sold and abused, yet fight to retain their vim and dignity. I would gamble what’s left of my virtue on Daughters of Night being the best historical crime novel I will read this yearAntonia Senior, The Times
OutstandingSarah Hughes, The I
Here’s one where the pages turn all by themselves and the plot doesn’t let you goDiane Setterfield, author of Once Upon a River
This is right up with the best of C. J. Sansom and Andrew Taylor . . . A real treat, for readers of literary, detective and historical fictionAmanda Craig, author of The Lie of the Land
